But white dominated. In recognition, and to pay tribute to the Stig’s favourite chroma, we’ve put together a few of the finest white cars we’ve ever pointed a camera at.

Aston Martin One-77

“This most extreme of Astons isn’t short of angles, or detail. The internal brief was to create an Aston Martin that pushed the boundaries of what the public knows of the brand, to ‘create a car closer to art than the automobile’, according to its designer and Aston’s director of design Marek Reichman.”

Citroen GT Concept

“This car was designed to exist in a virtual world and could therefore afford to look like something Buck Rogers found in his wife’s bedside drawer. So unbelievable was it, however, that Citroen felt compelled to build it for real.”

Nissan ZEOD Le Mans racer

BMW X6

“When BMW called the X6 a ‘Sports Activity Vehicle’, it never said what sports, or specified what activities… though one suspects that BMW probably regards the designation as involving over-aerobicised lifestyle droids rollerblading followed by a stint of vigorous casual posing.”

Porsche Cayman R

“My eyes pop out of my head. It’s like fumbling through the back of a musty wardrobe and plopping out in the lean, little Porsche’s private Narnia. I coast to a stop at the top of the mountain road, lean forward over the steering wheel with hands gripping 11 and 1, and say things my mother would not be proud to hear. Ahead and below, across and down and away is the most stupefying road I have ever seen.”

Lexus LFA

“There’s no-eat-your-greens hybrid under the bonnet, there are no golf clubs hiding in the boot. It’s even got a spoiler… Still not convinced that this thing’s a supercar? Let me give you some nerdilicious numbers. 552 horsepower. Same as a Gallardo. 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. Same as a Ferrari 599. Top Speed. 202mph. That’s faster than an Aston Martin DBS….”

Lotus Evora

“While the name makes it sound like a ladies’ dress shop in Harrogate, it presses all the right supercar buttons. The engine is in the middle. It’s low. It’s swoopy. And it’s as agile as a water boatman in a kettle.”

KTM X-Bow

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster

“The Aventador Roadster is a head-spinningly cool thing, a modern masterpiece of product design and beautifully well made, too. It costs £294,665, which adds an extra layer of sensory overload to an experience that was hardly lacking in that department.”

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